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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event Reported): June 30, 2016
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MAXWELL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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Delaware | 1-15477 | 95-2390133 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) | ||
3888 Calle Fortunada
San Diego, California 92123
(Addresses of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(858) 503-3300
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(d) On June 30, 2016, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Maxwell Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Jörg Buchheim to serve as a director of the Company, effective July 1, 2016, and named Mr. Buchheim to the Strategic Alliance Committee of the Board. Mr. Buchheim served as the Company’s senior vice president and chief sales officer since March 2016 and resigned from Maxwell on June 30, 2016.
The Company’s Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws provide for its Board to be divided into three classes, with each class having a three-year term. Mr. Buchheim will be a member of Class II of directors, with a term of office expiring at the Company’s annual meeting of stockholders expected to be held in 2019.
Mr. Buchheim will participate in the Company’s standard compensation program for non-employee directors, as described in the Company’s proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 29, 2016. Mr. Buchheim has also entered into the Company’s standard form of indemnification agreement.
The selection of Mr. Buchheim to serve as a member of the Board was not pursuant to any arrangement or understanding between Mr. Buchheim and any other person.
The Company issued a press release announcing the appointment of Mr. Buchheim on July 1, 2016, a copy of which is attached to this report as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) | Exhibits |
Exhibit No. | Description | |
99.1 | Press release issued by Maxwell Technologies, Inc. on July 1, 2016 | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
MAXWELL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | |||
By: | /s/ David Lyle | ||
David Lyle | |||
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary | |||
Date: July 1, 2016